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Recipe tags: Bake, One dish meal, Potluck

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Appetizers and snacks

Hot Crab Dip

Recipe submitted by DaVita dietitian Janis from Illinois.

Portions: 10

Serving size: 3 tablespoons

Ingredients

• one 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 1 tablespoon onion, finely minced
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• cayenne pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons nondairy creamer
• one 6-ounce can crab meat

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 375º F.
2. Place softened cream cheese in a bowl.
3. Add onion, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper and cayenne pepper.  Mix well.  Stir in nondairy creamer.
4. Add crab meat and stir until blended. 
5. Place mixture into an oven-safe dish. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
6. Serve warm with low-sodium crackers.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 96
• Protein: 5 g
• Carbohydrate: 1 g
• Fat: 8 g
• Cholesterol: 38 mg
• Sodium: 133 mg
• Potassium: 91 mg
• Phosphorus: 61 mg
• Calcium: 18 mg
• Fiber: 0 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 3/4 meat
• 1 fat

Helpful hints

• Try this recipe with fresh steamed crab meat instead of canned crab.
• Decrease fat to 4 grams per serving by using reduced-fat cream cheese. Be aware, the sodium content is higher (170 mg per serving).

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  Donna S. says:

This is a great dish for a party or just for a special dinner. It is rich tasting,even when using lower fat cream cheese. I served it with grilled slices of sourdough bread. It was a hit!

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2009, 7:21 AM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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